Born in 1896 in Balagny-sur- Thérain, a small village in France, André Masson spent most of his youth in Brussels, Belgium working as a pattern maker at an embroidery atelier. Masson began his schooling in 1907 at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. In 1912, he relocated to Paris, where he attended the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1914, the artist was called to military duty for the First World War, where he was severely wounded and sent back to Paris. Much of Masson’s work is influenced by this trauma; his drawings and paintings executed during the 1920s represent battle scenes, blood, death, birds and fish. The strange realities of trench warfare and the immediate contiguity of life and death are drawn upon, and his imagery suggests a confrontation of life at an abnormal level of experience. His signature style deals with violence, evident in terrifying, fragmented figures, which reflect the horrors of the Spanish Civil War and WWII, as well as his troubled psyche in the aftermath of his service in WWI.
After WWI, Masson moved to the South of France, where he met Juan Gris, André Derain, Joan Miró and André Breton. Breton championed the Surrealist Manifesto and Masson joined in the group exhibition of the first Surrealists. An iconoclast, whose abrupt stylistic transitions defy classification, Masson also explored automatism (automatic drawing), a process that sought to express the creative force of the unconscious. These automatic drawings had no preconceived subject or composition. Like a medium channeling a spirit, Masson let his pen travel rapidly across the paper without conscious control. He soon found hints of images, fragmented bodies and objects, emerging from the abstract, lacelike web of pen marks. At times, Masson elaborated on these with conscious changes or additions, but he left the traces of the rapidly drawn ink mostly intact. Masson’s oeuvre explores several techniques of painting, drawing and sculpture and displays rich, colorful abstraction as well as monochrome imagery and automatic linear representations. An early Surrealist and student of Cubism, Masson went on to inspire the New York Abstract Expressionists. Masson developed a technique of automatic painting that retained the element of chance; he dripped glue onto paper to form drawings and then covered it with sand. These ‘sand paintings’ are unquestionably his most iconic style.
When Masson emigrated to the U.S. in 1939, he strongly influenced several American painters with this technique, the most evident example being Jackson Pollack. After his time in America, he returned to Europe and while living in Spain during the mid-1930s, he became enraptured with Spanish themes—bullfights, matadors and Spanish mythology. Masson finally settled down in France (Aix-en-Provence), where he took up a late interest in impressionistic landscape, but he ultimately came to a place where he painted nearly exclusively abstract images. Masson dedicated his life as an artist to encouraging the non-rational purpose in art, to the direct transference of subconscious thought and to the primal forces of conflicts that he experienced in the trenches of World War One. Masson sought to convey in his work a deeper reality of man’s behavior, his own complex personal imagery, and his belief that painting is not a matter of developing style but a part of life itself.
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La Sibylle et les étoiles
By André Masson
Located in OPOLE, PL
André Masson (1896 - 1987) - La Sibylle et les étoiles Lithograph from 1976. Edition 91/100. Dimensions of work: 50 x 66 cm. Hand signed. The work is in Excellent condition.
Lithograph
Venise en Fleurs, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Venise en Fleurs from Je Reve Portfolio, Year: 1975, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, Signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 93/125, Size: 26 i...
Lithograph
Mythologies - Rare Book illustrated by André Masson - 1946
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Mythologies is an original Rare Book engraved by André Masson (Balagny, Oise, 1896 - Paris, 1987) in 1946. Original Edition. Published by Editions de la Revue Fontaine, Paris. Fo...
Photogravure
Profil rose
By André Masson
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. Signed and numbered 14/200 in pencil.
Color, Lithograph
$1,695
French Surrealist Color Etching "La Sibylle et les Astres" Signed & Numbered
By André Masson
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive French surrealist color etching by Andre Masson (1896-1987), signed & numbered. The etching is titled in French "La Sibylle et les Astres", translated as "The Sybil...
Color Pencil, Aquatint
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André Masson, "Figures in Landscape, " hand signed lithograph in colors
By André Masson
Located in Chatsworth, CA
André Masson Figures in Landscape Lithograph in colors on Arches paper Hand signed in pencil, numbered 51/150
Lithograph
$650
French Abstract Surrealist Lithograph Andre Masson Mourlot Paris Limited Edition
By André Masson
Located in Surfside, FL
This is from the suite by Jean Paul Sartre and Andre Masson, Limited edition of 175. published by Fernand Mourlot, 1961. The portfolio is numbered #29/175 and hand signed by Andre Ma...
Lithograph
$5,500
André Masson "La jambe déguisée" 1975 Signed Etching w/ Aquatint, Edition of 50
By André Masson
Located in Miami, FL
ANDRÉ MASSON – "LA JAMBE DÉGUISÉE" ⚜ Etching with Aquatint ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Numbered 23/50 ⚜ Conservation Frame SURREAL FIGURATION AND AUTOMATIC LINE Created in 1975, La ...
Etching, Aquatint
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Composition (Cramer 97), Une Étoile de Craie, André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Une Étoile de Craie, seize lithographies originales par An...
Lithograph
André Masson - Original Lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Maurice Estève - Composition Original Lithograph 1964 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Revue XXe Siècle Cahiers d'art published under the direction of G. di San Lazzaro. French painter born...
Lithograph
Mines de Rien, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Mines de Rien, Year: 1957, Medium: Etching and Aquatint on Rives, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 46/50, Image Size: 5.25 x 4.5 inche...
Etching, Aquatint
The Rape of Europa
By André Masson
Located in Paris, FR
Pastel (modern), 1932 62.00 cm. x 46.50 cm. 24.41 in. x 18.31 in. (paper) Charcoal drawing enhanced with pastel A charcoal drawing on one of art history's major themes. Here, the...
Charcoal, Pastel
From Miroir du Poète Album
By André Masson
Located in New York, NY
Color aquatint on black backround from Miroir du Poete, published by Louis Broder, Paris, 1960. II/VI of 6 on japon of a total edition of 66. Signed and numbered in pencil by the art...
Aquatint
$7,200
"Le Philosophe au Papillon from Je Reve (I Dream) Portfolio, " signed by Masson
By André Masson
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Le Philosophe au Papillon" is an original color lithograph from the Je Reve portfolio by surrealist artist Andre Masson. The artist signed the piece i...
Lithograph
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Andre Masson, Untitled, from Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, 1962
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1962 album Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, essais philosophiques, Le mythe d...
Lithograph
Le Philosophe au Papillon, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Le Philosophe au Papillon from Je Reve Portfolio, Year: 1975, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, Signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 93/125, Si...
Lithograph
"Le Torrent" original lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1952 for the art revue Verve (Volume 7, Number 27-28) and published in Paris by Teriade. Sheet size: 14 x 21 inches (353 x 535 mm). There is a...
Lithograph
Surrealistic flower - Original Colour Pencil Drawing
By André Masson
Located in Paris, IDF
André Masson (1896-1987) Surrealistic flower Original colour pencil drawing Signed with the artist's stamp on the back (see photo) On 30.5 x 29 cm tracing paper (11.8 x 11.4 inche...
Pencil, Carbon Pencil
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Andre Masson, Untitled, from Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, 1962
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1962 album Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, essais philosophiques, Le mythe d...
Lithograph
Pegasus, Surrealist Etching by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
This striking etching by Andre Masson from circa 1970 depicts the mythological Pegasus through the lens of Surrealist Figurative art and classical symbolism. Masson’s interpretation ...
Etching
Human Thoughts (The Dreamer) - Lithograph by André Masson - 1970ca
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Graphic work dedicated to Jean Cocteau. Very good condition.
Lithograph
Consumed, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Consumed, Portfolio: Dessins Erotiques, Year: 1971, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 23/125, Image Size:...
Lithograph
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Andre Masson, Untitled, from Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, 1962
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1962 album Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, essais philosophiques, Le mythe d...
Lithograph
1933 drawing by French artist Andre Masson 'Le Cavalier Amoureux'
By André Masson
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Andre Masson (French, 1896 – 1987) Le Cavalier Amoureux Pastel on paper Signed and dated ‘Andre Masson, 1933’ 17.1/2 x 23.3/8 in. (44.5 x 59.2 cm.) Frame measurements: 80 x 95cm. Pr...
Paper, Pastel
Dance, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Dance, Year: 1964, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 23/75, Image Size: 25 x 18 inches, Size: 29.75 x 22...
Lithograph
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Andre Masson, Untitled, from Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, 1962
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1962 album Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, essais philosophiques, Le mythe d...
Lithograph
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Andre Masson, Untitled, from Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, 1962
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1962 album Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, essais philosophiques, Le mythe d...
Lithograph
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Andre Masson, Untitled, from Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, 1962
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1962 album Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, essais philosophiques, Le mythe d...
Lithograph
$3,304
MetaMorphoses - Illustrated Book by André Masson, publisher A. Schwarz - 1975
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 150 copies containing 4 original etchings signed and numbered by the artist. Copies on Velin d 'Arches. Edition: Paris, G. Fall Format: In-folio Pages: 31
Paper, Etching
The Youth of Isis
By André Masson
Located in Paris, FR
Etching, 1970 Edition : 23/50 Publisher : Ed. Galerie Louise Leiris Catalog : Passeron p. 175 49.00 cm. x 32.00 cm. 19.29 in. x 12.6 in. (image) 74.50 cm. x 55.50 cm. 29.33 in. x 2...
Etching
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Andre Masson, Untitled, from Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, 1962
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1962 album Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, essais philosophiques, Le mythe d...
Lithograph
La Venitienne, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - La Venitienne from Je Reve Portfolio, Year: 1975, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, Signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 93/125, Size: 26 in. ...
Lithograph
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La Tour Eiffel au ciel gris, Regards sur Paris, André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Regards sur Paris, 1963. Published by André Sauret, Paris;...
Lithograph
Hills and Valleys, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Hills and Valleys, Portfolio: Dessins Erotiques, Year: 1971, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 23/125, Im...
Lithograph
Feuilles Épaisses, Surrealist Etching and Aquatint by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Feuilles Épaisses, Year: 1958, Medium: Etching and Aquatint, Image Size: 8 x 6.75 inches, Size: 9.25 x 7.75 in. (23.5 x 19.69 cm), Description...
Etching, Aquatint
"The Sun" original lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1938 and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve (volume 1, number 2). Andre Masson was invited to contribute an original compos...
Lithograph
Pompeii I, Surrealist Lithograph by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Pompeii I, Year: 1953, Medium: Lithograph and Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: EA, Image Size: 12.5 x 9.25 inches, Size: ...
Lithograph
Feuilles Épaisses II, Surrealist Etching by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Feuilles Épaisses II, Medium: Etching on BFK Rives, numbered in pencil, Edition: 1/3, Image Size: 8.25 x 6.5 inches, Size: 9.5 x 7.75 in. (24....
Etching
$950
Viviane French Original Surrealist Lithograph signed and numbered Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Surfside, FL
His early works display an interest in cubism. He later became associated with surrealism, and he was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing, making a number of ...
Lithograph
Apollon et Dionysos
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 21x33 cm. Edition of 50 prints by Galerie Louis Leiris, numbered and hand signed by the Artist. Excellent conditions. This artw...
Etching
Orifice, Surrealist Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Orifice, Portfolio: Dessins Erotiques, Year: 1971, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 23/125, Image Size: ...
Lithograph
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Le Septième Chant Etching, Surrealist Style, Framed, 1974 Edition
By André Masson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This limited edition etching, titled Le Septième Chant, is a remarkable work by French surrealist artist André Masson, published in the book Paris: Société Internationale d'Art XXe S...
Etching
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Surfside, FL
Published Benincasa Carmine. Edizioni SEAT, Torino, Italy. Offset directly from the original plates. Limited edition. This is not hand signed or numbered. Signature in the printing p...
Lithograph, Offset
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Andre Masson, The Sun, from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, 1938
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled Le Soleil (The Sun), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. I, No. 2, originates from the 1938 issue published...
Lithograph
Une Saison en Enfer - Rare Book illustrated by André Masson - 1961
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 92 copies plus 10 Artist Proofs, including 6 original etchings numbered and signed by Hans Richter and six poems by Grytzko Mascioni. Original hard creative slipcase on gr...
Paper
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Andre Masson, The Moon, from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, 1938
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled La Lune (The Moon), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. I, No. 2, originates from the 1938 issue published ...
Lithograph
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Le Septieme Chant II Etching, Abstract Style, Deluxe Edition, 1974
By André Masson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare, deluxe edition of XXe Siècle, published by the Société Internationale d'Art XXe Siècle in 1974, is one of only 75 copies to feature an exclusive additional suite on Japon ...
Etching
Andre Masson Exposition de ses œuvres récentes 1962-1968 à la Galerie Louise
By André Masson
Located in Paonia, CO
An original lithograph poster by French artist Andre Masson for Exposition de ses œuvres récentes 1962-1968 à la Galerie Louise ......exhibition of the recent ...
Lithograph
$360Sale Price|20% Off
1974 Andre Masson 'Le Septieme Chant' Cubism White, Red France Etching
By André Masson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 14.75 x 11 inches ( 37.465 x 27.94 cm ) Image Size: 11.5 x 8.25 inches ( 29.21 x 20.955 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Found inside BK2922 P...
Etching
Verona, Venice - Original Handsigned Lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Paris, IDF
André Masson Verona, Venice Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil with his monogram On Chinese paper applied on vellum, 52,5 x 37,5 cm (c. 20,6 x 14,7 inch) Excellent condition
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Andre Masson, The Hawk Above the Torrent, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1953
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled L’epervier au dessus du torrent (The Hawk Above the Torrent), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VII, No. ...
Lithograph
Signed Letter by André Masson - 1950 - Surrealism
By André Masson
Located in Roma, IT
L.A.S. (Lettre Autographe Signée) Autograph Letter Signed by A. Masson to N. Jacometti. Paris, 28th March 1950. In back some autograph greetings by Marie and Dominique, Massons’s children. One page two-sided 24.1 x 16 cm. In 8°. In French. Perfect condition with usual folds of paper. Thank-you letter: “Grâce à ta gentillesse tu es à la base d’un...
Paper
Por Le Mal de Marcel Arland, Surrealist Drypoint Etching by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Por Le Mal de Marcel Arland Andre Masson, French (1896–1987) Date: 1950 Drypoint Etching Size: 10 x 6.5 in. (25.4 x 16.51 cm) Frame Size: 17.5 x 13.5 inches From the collection of t...
Drypoint, Etching
Démone, Abstract Etching and Aquatint by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Démone, Year: 1957, Medium: Etching and Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15/30, Image Size: 6 x 4.5 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in...
Etching, Aquatint
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Composition, Poèmes insoumis, André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Poêmes insoumis, 1963. Published by Marc Barbezat, Paris; ...
Lithograph
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Composition, Poèmes insoumis, André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Poêmes insoumis, 1963. Published by Marc Barbezat, Paris; ...
Lithograph
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Composition, Poèmes insoumis, André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Poêmes insoumis, 1963. Published by Marc Barbezat, Paris; ...
Lithograph
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Composition (Cramer 97), Une Étoile de Craie, André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Une Étoile de Craie, seize lithographies originales par An...
Lithograph
OPriginal lithograph by André Masson in 1962 for the XVIII Salon de Mai
By André Masson
Located in PARIS, FR
This striking original lithograph, created by André Masson in 1962 for the XVIIIe Salon de Mai, stands as a bold testament to the Surrealist master's lyrical abstraction and dreamlik...
Paper, Lithograph
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Composition, Feuilles éparses, André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on vélin cuve de Rives paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Feuilles éparses, 1965. Published and printed by Louis B...
Etching